If you're wondering what this footage looks like, here's a sample shot with of one of the other Miro models:

Pricing is variable as is usually the case with any Vision Research camera, but it's safe to assume that most of you won't be buying one of these, especially since it's really only useful as a slow motion camera, not as a daily shooter. The rental price will likely be somewhere between $1,500 and $2,000, which may seem pricy, but when you consider that the camera can do 5 times the framerate of the FS700, you're dealing in very high-end territory.

Speaking of AbelCine, they are still running their Miro High-Speed Inspiration Challenge where you can win your very own Phantom Miro M320S camera. You must submit an application for a 3-6 minute project that would feature high speed footage. Four finalists are then selected to receive training and one week with a complete Miro M320S package to put their ideas into motion. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a brand new Phantom Miro M320S package courtesy of Vision Research. Additional prizes, consisting of AbelCine rental certificates with a combined value of over $10,000, will be awarded to the 2nd place winner and runners-up. They are still taking applications until September 16th, so head on over to this page for more information.

Vision Research is certainly heading in the right direction with their designs, and it will be interesting to see how performance scales with future models. What do you guys think? Would you rent it for a project with a budget?

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One thing I've noticed using cameras that decrease in resolution when increasing frame rate is, it really sucks to see the resolution suddenly drop in the middle of your presentation. It looks forced, the illusion that time just suddenly slows down goes away, and your audience is now aware you were trying to do something clever with a camera for effect.

The higher end 4K cameras I understand are going to do 120fps at 4K which is good slo-mo but not truly impressive slo-mo like this camera. So I think for productions that are going to rent this camera it might influence them to shoot everything at 1080p for continuity reasons, which may mean they save rental fees by avoiding shooting in 4K. How well this footage intercuts with specific other cameras will be interesting to learn. The FS700 lets you do it all (at least 240fps worth) in one for cheap.

ungrateful maybe? they shook up the game maybe? don't be so harsh on a company that literally changed the culture. Now companies know they have to give us more bang for our buck. I for one thank Black Magic for what they have done and look forward to more.

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